Carluccio’s, Antonio’s Italian restaurant, will be hosting a mushroom stall and restaurateur Commendatore Antonio Carluccio, OBE, OMRI, will be on hand on the Sunday to help people with their purchases, whilst also signing copies of his latest book.

The festival is organised by Peterborough’s Italian Community Association and supported by Peterborough City Council.

Annette Joyce, service director for city services and communications at the council, said: “The summer months may be drawing to a close but the Peterborough Italian Festival always brings a ray of Mediterranean sunshine to the city centre.

“To have Antonio Carluccio with us on the Sunday is a real coup, to follow on from what will be a treat of a Saturday.

“Celebrations of culture are a huge draw to the city centre. The Italian Festival will lead on from the very successful Portuguese Festival earlier in the summer, and we still have the Diwali Festival and Black History Month events to come.”